Folks in Central show support for Senator Lindsey Graham as he announces his presidential campaign.

Folks in Central show support for Senator Lindsey Graham as he announces his presidential campaign.

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Updated: 7:52 PM EDT Jun 1, 2015

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WEBVTT THE SENATE IN 2004. IN FACT, HE TOOK THE SEAT VACATED BY STROM THURMOND. CAROL: THE SENATOR MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN HIS SMALL HOMETOWN OF CENTRAL. MICHAEL: WYFF NEWS 4'S PATRICK HU TOWN'S REACTION. PATRICK? PATRICK: MICHAEL AND CAROL, THINGS HAVE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL HERE ON MAIN STREET. ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR, WHO SPOKE JUST BEFORE SENATOR GRAHAM , IF ONLY FOR ONE DAY, CENTRAL TODAY WAS THE CENTER OF THE POLITICAL UNIVERSE. WELCOME TO CENTRAL, SOUTH CAROLINA. PATRICK: IF ONE THING WAS EVIDENT TODAY, IT WAS THAT SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS HOME AMONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE SAY HE'S 'JUST LINDSEY,' AND THAT'S WHO HE IS. HE'S JUST LINDSEY. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE LITTLE BETTER. PATRICK: PEOPLE CAME IN FROM ALL OVER THE STATE TO SEE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. IT'S A HUGE DAY FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, AND OF COURSE, LINDSEY GRAHAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US IN MYRTLE BEACH AND ON THE COAST. HE HAS BEEN OUR CHAMPION THERE, AND OUR GO-TO GUY WHENEVER WE'VE NEEDED ANYTHING. PATRICK: BUT MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE, MANY PEOPLE I CAME ACROSS ARE FROM RIGHT HERE, OFF OF MAIN STREET IN CENTRAL. THIS IS FANTASTIC. WE HAD SUCH A BIG CROWD. KIDS WERE BUSSED IN FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE LOWER SCHOOLS. PATRICK: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SOUTH CAROLINA? THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE TO HERE TODAY BELIEVE HE'S SERVED THE STATE WELL ON CAPITOL HILL, AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. AS ONE MAN PUT IT, HE'S "CONSTITUENT DRIVEN". IN OTHER WORDS, A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. HE'S HOMETOWN, HE'S OLD SCHOOL. HE'S GOOD COUNTRY FOLK. AND I LOVE HIS MILITARY BACKGROUND. PATRICK: IT IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL OFF MAIN STREET. TRAFFIC IS MAKING ITS WAY BY SENATOR GRAHAM'S FORMER HOUSE. AS LIFE RESUMES, THIS NEW PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FROM

Central reacts to one of its own running for president

Folks in Central show support for Senator Lindsey Graham as he announces his presidential campaign.